Quote of the Day
Math is like love; a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
— Source uncertain, often attributed to G. Pólya or P. Drábek (?).
Figure 1: Winston Churchill (Source).
I am stunned at the length of the product specifications I have to deal with today. Not many years ago, a laser driver specification might have 20 pages of text. Today, it is not unknown for a laser driver specification to go on for hundreds of pages. I really wish documents were shorter. I actually believe that the word processor has enabled people to write more with way too much ease.
It turns out this has been a problem for a long time. I recently saw a memo from Winston Churchill (Figure 1) on Quora about the need for brevity in communication. His message is timeless.
Figure 2: Churchill's Call For Brevity.
Your posting reminded me of one of my favorite quotes (ironically, rarely translated the same way): "I’m sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn’t have time to write a short one." - Blaise Pascal